Vehicle-tire.



E. W. MIGHELL.

VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 11. 1916.

Patented Jui 241, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Fat-elated July 24, sets.

Application filed March 11, 1916. Serial lilo. 83,553.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLIS W. MIGHELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plano, in the county of Kendall and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Tires, of whichthe following is a description.

My invention belongs to that general class of vehicle tires composed ofrubber or other suitable material, and providing a degree of resiliencyin use, reducing the unavoidable shock present with solid tires. Theobject of my invention is to produce a simple and efi'ective tire of theclass described at a minimum cost, and which shall possess greatdurability.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangementand combination of parts herein shown and described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like orcorresponding P Figure 1 IS a side elevation and part longitudinalsection of a tire constructed in.

accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the completed the Fig. 3 is a diametricalsection through the entire tire;

Fig. 4.- is a transverse sectiom of the tire Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 aredetail views.

In the drawings, 1 represents the casing which is rovided with aplurality of transverse resi 'entmembers 2, which are secured to thecasing l, and serve to support the tire in operative position and form.3 3 are circular locking rings provided with recesses 4 for thereception of the free ends '5 of the transverse resilient members 2, asclearly shown in Fig. 6. In the preferred construction these recessesare preferably slightly dove-tailed or tapered, with the parts 5 snuglybut loosely positioned therein. Obviously, however, if preferred, theparts 5 may be secured to the part 3 by suitable rivets or bolts 6, asindicated in Fig. 4. 7 is the cobperating rim of a wheel for thereception of the tire, provided with outwardly extending wings orflanges 8, one flange 8 being shown as integral and the other flange asa? separate part secured in t5 place by bolts 8 aslllust-rated in Fig. 4of the drawing. When the tire is properly completed the rings 3 snuglyfit within the outwardly extending wings 8 and bolts 10' securetheseveral parts comprising the tire, firmly to the rim of the wheel, asindicated.

While the transverse resilient members 2 maybe secured to the casing invarious, ways, In the preferred construction, said} members, which arepreferablyconstructed of spring metal, are provided with a plurality ofapertures 11. These members are Y form by'rnezms of the transversespring, metal sections 2, said sections being firmly united to therubber portion by means of that part of the rubber which may extendbetween the several sections, and which may extend through the apertures11.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that variousimmaterial modifications may be made in the same without departin encedo not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form,construction,

from the spirit of my invention;-

arrangement and combination of parts'herein shown anddescribed, and usesmentioned. What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A tire comprising a casingprovidedwith a plurality of transverseresilient members arranged interiorly of and connected with the casing,in combination with separate locking rings having recesses, the innerends. of the transverse resilient members fitting within the saidrecesses, and means for connecting the locking rings with the rim of thewheel.

2. The combination with a wheel-rim provided with outwardly extendingside flanges, of a tire comprising a casing, a plurality of resilientmembers arranged transversely within the casing and fastened thereto;look ing rings provided, with recesses, the inner ends of the transverseresilient members lit ting snugly within the said recesses, and

means for securing said locking rin against the inner side faces of theoutwardly extending side flanges of the wheel-rim.

3. A tire comprising a casing, a plurality of resilient members arrangedtransversely within the casing, said members having a plurality ofapertures, the casing and resilient members being interlocked byportions of the casing passing through the apertures and locking on theinner sides of the members, in combination with iocking rings, meansconnecting the free ends of the resilient members to the locking rings,and

means to connectthe locking =-rings t0 the rim of a Wheel.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo sub scribing Witnesses.

ELLIS W. MIGHELL] Witnesses:

HARRIET E. MIGHELL, HELEN SCHRYVER.

